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I think ash.
I'm pretty sure this head was never used - or at least was never sharpened, as it still has the factory bevels, and some of the original black paint.
Glad you won the battle! Great looking DB!after a failed first attempt, I was able to finally hang my 4lb Flint Edge double bit head. I had to scrap the first handle that I had for it, and shape a new one today. Another 30" house handle. This one I shaped almost exclusively with my 4-in-hand wood rasp. The handle was pretty fat with zero swell at the bottom, so I thinned it out some and tried to get a little swell.
I really like the color of the wood on this one, especially once I oiled it.
I'm pretty sure this head was never used - or at least was never sharpened, as it still has the factory bevels, and some of the original black paint.
I'm happy with the way it turned out. My first double bit hang. Definitely harder than a single bit hang.
after a failed first attempt, I was able to finally hang my 4lb Flint Edge double bit head. I had to scrap the first handle that I had for it, and shape a new one today. Another 30" house handle. This one I shaped almost exclusively with my 4-in-hand wood rasp. The handle was pretty fat with zero swell at the bottom, so I thinned it out some and tried to get a little swell.
I really like the color of the wood on this one, especially once I oiled it.
I'm pretty sure this head was never used - or at least was never sharpened, as it still has the factory bevels, and some of the original black paint.
I'm happy with the way it turned out. My first double bit hang. Definitely harder than a single bit hang.
Yeah, that's mint! Super nice axe.
Very nice clean looking flint edge! What a gorgeous axe! You must feel pretty good finally getting that one hung. . What a looker!after a failed first attempt, I was able to finally hang my 4lb Flint Edge double bit head. I had to scrap the first handle that I had for it, and shape a new one today. Another 30" house handle. This one I shaped almost exclusively with my 4-in-hand wood rasp. The handle was pretty fat with zero swell at the bottom, so I thinned it out some and tried to get a little swell.
I really like the color of the wood on this one, especially once I oiled it.
I'm pretty sure this head was never used - or at least was never sharpened, as it still has the factory bevels, and some of the original black paint.
I'm happy with the way it turned out. My first double bit hang. Definitely harder than a single bit hang.
Very nice clean looking flint edge! What a gorgeous axe! You must feel pretty good finally getting that one hung. . What a looker!
I forget, do you do your own leather work? If so you going to make some masks for it?
Thanks! The two pointers I can share is first off start with dimensional lumber! It's really quite difficult to get an oval haft perfectly flat. Especially keeping both sides square thi each other. And of course you've already hung the axe by then so that complicates things. And then secondly I think it much easier to glue on like 3" x 4" pieces and cut with a band saw or jig saw. As opposed to what I did which I believe is the hardest way possible. Of course it was! Haha.That's a good idea! I hadn't thought about adding material to the sides of the swell to get the right shape.
Damn that turned out good! I can't wait to give that a try. Thanks for all the pics! I personally enjoy a step by step tutorial.I'm not sure how to do this post... I have 27 photos! . I'll post a few and try to link the imgur album. Haven't done that before so hopefully that works.
So the first vintage axe I purchased around 4 years ago when I started my hobby was a nice Snow and Neally. Great shape really! (Beginners luck lol).
And it was my fist hang on a store bought Ames TT helve from HD. Even though it wasn't a good hang it still lasted through at least a dozen trees felled and a lot of bucking too.
In the interest of brevity here's the axe with the new helve next to it;
It's a 35" Truper with excellent grain but a thin palm swell. So I wanted to incorporate the old palm swell into the new hang as a throw back to my very first hang. So that's what I did.
My joints weren't perfect so I made some glue/sawdust paste and filled the voids 3 separate times.
Anyway here she is!
I hope all the pics weren't annoying. . Thanks for checking it out!
Thank you! I skipped showing a bunch of steps believe me! This took me the better part of my Saturday. From around noon till dark so 6 six hours and then another hour and a half after dark. Totally worth it though! I appreciate the kind words.Damn that turned out good! I can't wait to give that a try. Thanks for all the pics! I personally enjoy a step by step tutorial.
That is Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!
3¾lbs total
26¾" total
Ash Haft
Connecticut
True Temper
Flint Edge
Kelly Works